Wheaton College in DuPage County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

McCully Stadium

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 10, 2025

1. McCully Stadium Marker

Inscription. Named in honor of former Wheaton College student-athlete and martyred missionary

T. Edward McCully Jr.
Wheaton College Student
Senior Class President
Football Player and Track Athlete
Class of 1949
"I have one desire now - to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it." -Ed McCully, 1950

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. 41° 52.076′ N, 88° 5.78′ W. Marker is in Wheaton, Illinois, in DuPage County. It is in Wheaton College. It is on College Avenue west of Howard Street, on the right when traveling east. The marker is affixed to the side of the grandstand at McCully Stadium, the football stadium on the campus of Wheaton College. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wheaton IL 60187, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Chicago.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

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the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Wheaton College 9/11 Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Blanchard Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jonathan Blanchard (approx. 0.2 miles away); J. Richard Chase (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original DuPage County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Adams Park (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Adams Park (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Adams Park (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheaton.

Regarding McCully Stadium. Ed McCully was born in Iowa and raised in Milwaukee. After graduating from Wheaton College, he attended law school at Marquette University for a year before deciding to become a missionary. In 1952 he, his wife Marilou and his first child moved to a mission in Ecuador, preaching to the native populations. In 1955, McCully and other missionaries set out to reach a remote tribe called

McCully Stadium image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, October 10, 2025

2. McCully Stadium

the Auca, who were isolated from the outside world and feared for fiercly defending themselves against any outside incursion. The five missionaries arrived there in January 1956, and were killed on January 8 by a party of Auca attackers. McCully's body was never recovered.

Also see . . . The Martyrs of the Ecuador Mission. (Submitted on October 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

Ed McCully prayer card image. Click for full size.

Wheaton College Archives & Special Collections (Buswell Library), circa 1956

3. Ed McCully prayer card

This prayer card was sent by McCully's family after his death in 1956.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 128 times since then and 74 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.